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'Autumn strings' concert

A string quartet, featuring members of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra strings section will be performing the concert ‘AUTUMN STRINGS’ in the magnificent surroundings of the 17th Century Prescot Parish Church on Friday 7th November at 7.30pm.

The annual visit to Prescot of members of The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will treat the audience to an eclectic mix of classical, contemporary and new world music including Gershwin, Lennon and McCartney, Mozart and Elgar.

Tickets are available from Prescot Museum 430 7787, Whiston Library 0151 426 4757, The Huyton Suite 0151 443 3761 and from Prescot Parish Church. Tickets cost £5.00 for adults and £3.00 for concessions

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the oldest concert-giving organisations in the world so don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear this quartet play in Knowsley.

For further details contact Knowsley Arts Service on 0151 443 5619.

The Prescot Festival Needs You

As the Fourth Annual Prescot Festival nears, with a gargantuan programme of music and arts events, organisers are keen to get the local community involved.

Cronton Gala

Folk sensation John Smith to play Prescot Festival

He's a Devonshire lad, he made his name in the pubs and clubs of Liverpool, and he's been described by folk legend John Renbourn as "the future of acoustic guitar music". He is singer-songwriter John Smith, one of the lead attractions at the Prescot Festival this June.

Smith has made a big impact on the Merseyside music scene, releasing his debut album, The Fox and the Monk, in 2006. More recently, he's taken his sound nationwide, supporting cult favourite John Martyn on tour.

Prescot Festival announces 2008 line-up

The Prescot Festival of Music and the Arts has announced Friday 20th to Sunday 29th June for its jam-packed 2008 programme.

Local musician Dr Robert Howard, Head of Music at Deyes High School in Maghull, founded the Festival in 2005 as a way for Prescot to contribute to Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.

“We’re a hundred percent behind the Capital of Culture, and felt strongly that a town with such a rich history and heritage should be involved,” said Robert. “We’ve grown from being a weekend-long event in 2005 to 10 days in 2007 and 2008. It’s only been onward and upward.”

Christmas concerts this week

Thursday 6 December 7.30pm
Zion Independent Methodist Church, Kemble St, Prescot
PILKINGTON CHOIR IN CONCERT
Popular classics & festive favourites
Admission FREE

Friday 7 December 7.30pm
Prescot Parish Church, Church St, Prescot
MAYOR OF PRESCOT'S CHARITY
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
KNOWSLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
& PRESCOT PARISH CHURCH CHOIR
A programme of seasonal classics
Tickets £5 (on the door)

Shakespeare project misses out on funding

Plans to build a multimillion-pound theatre and arts complex in Prescot were quashed yesterday when the project failed to receive £25 million from the National Lottery.

Major Hollywood players Clive Owen, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart were among the celebrities backing Shakespeare North in its attempt to commemorate Knowsley's Shakespearean heritage.

Young bands have fans listening up!

The hottest young talent on Knowsley's fast growing music scene came together to perform a special concert in Huyton to launch their new compilation album.

Acts including Annurizm, Soul Free and The Banana Martians took to the stage at the Huyton Suite on Tuesday, September 25.

They were joined by fellow Knowsley musicians, Andrew Gorge, Michelle Strahan and The Velvetones for the hotly anticipated gig.

Some of the acts were even picked to perform live on Radio Merseyside's Drive Time show that same week - each showcasing two of their songs in the radio station's live performance space.

The six acts appear on a new compilation album called Listen Up, which has been released in conjunction with Knowsley Council's Youth Service Band Development Programme. The 11-track album showcases some of the fantastic young talent that exists in Knowsley at the moment - each one hoping to become the 'next big thing'.

More information about the CD is available by contacting Paul Brennan from Knowsley Council's Youth Service Band Development Programme on 0151 443 5350.

Pictured Ccockwise from top left: Michelle Strahan, Theo Walsh, Andrew Gorge, Louis Velloza, Leanne Walsh and Sophie Lawler.

Have a say in your health

Knowsley's Community Health Forums give you an opportunity to talk to your local Health Development Officer about the health issues that affect you and your community.

Read on to find out when your local forum meets.

Flash bang wallop!

From the earliest times, people have made a record of what they have seen, from simplistic cave paintings, through the work of the great artists to photography and film making.

Prescot Museum’s latest exhibition ‘Flash, Bang, Wallop!’ tells the story of photography. Starting with the its early beginnings in the 16th century with the camera obscura, experimental image making in the early 19th century, right through to the digital processes of our century. The exhibition will include many interesting objects including cameras, accessories, ephemera and local photographs.

Find out where the term ‘watch the birdie’ comes from, discover how light travels and what makes it bend, and experiment with lenses and prisms.